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The American goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa and New Jersey, where it is called the eastern goldfinch, and Washington, where it is called the willow goldfinch. [37] It was chosen by schoolchildren in Washington in 1951. [9]
While some of the symbols are unique to Washington, others are used by multiple states. For example, the willow goldfinch (also known as the American goldfinch), Washington's state bird, is also an official symbol for Iowa and New Jersey. [2] Washington's state grass, bluebunch wheatgrass, is also a symbol for the state of Montana. [3]
The seal is represented by the official state symbols of the willow goldfinch, chosen in 1951 by a run-off between the meadowlark and the goldfinch; the coast rhododendron, voted in by Washington women prior to universal suffrage in 1892; and the twin gavels of the state legislature, representing the bipartisan spirit of lawmaking, all enclosed ...
Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis: 1933 [20] Kansas: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: 1933 [21] Kentucky: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1926 [22] Louisiana: Eastern brown pelican: Pelecanus occidentalis: 1966 [23] Maine: Chickadee: Poecile, species not specified (de facto Poecile atricapillus) [24 ...
Willow Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 48 West Virginia: Big Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) 49 Wisconsin: Wood Violet (Viola sororia) Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 50 Wyoming: Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia)
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Until the late 1900s, the black-capped chickadee was considered by some to be conspecific with the willow tit of Eurasia and the Carolina chickadee, due to their very similar appearance. [ 11 ] : 8–9 A 1989 study demonstrated that the Willow tit and black-capped chickadee were different species; [ 12 ] however, the distinction of the Carolina ...
Pink's 13-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart helped deliver a strong acapella performance of 2017's "What About Us" ahead of Kamala Harris' speech.